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NCLEX Nutrition

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1. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






2. These nutrients required for proper growth - development - body repair - fluid and electrolyte balance - produce enzymes - hormones and antibodies






3. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






4. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






5. What function is vitamin A?






6. What is RDA of protein?






7. When does BMR decrease?






8. What is normal albumin levels?






9. How long should a food record or journal is analyzed for nutrient content?






10. What is the function of vitamin E?






11. Where can you get more vitamin D?






12. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






13. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






14. If a patient. was riboflavin B2 deficient what foods are good sources of B2?






15. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






16. Insufficient intake of carbohydrate results in these two nutrients being used as energy






17. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






18. How many calories/gram is protein?






19. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






20. How much fruit is to be eaten/day?






21. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






22. What foods are needed for pellegra - dermatitis - diarrhea - and dementia?






23. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






24. What is normal BMI?






25. What does basal metabolic rate BMR calculate?






26. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






27. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






28. Name six sources of grains






29. When does BMR increase?






30. What type of patients are to utilize nutritional screening initiatives NSI?






31. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






32. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






33. Fats can lead to some medical problems






34. What illness is a direct result of vitamin D deficiency?






35. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






36. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






37. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






38. What type of people need extra protein?






39. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






40. What foods are good sources of carbohydrates?






41. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






42. What does DASH stand for?






43. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






44. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






45. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






46. What type of fat is to kept to an all time low for consumption?






47. The higher the BMR a client has --






48. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






49. What function is vitamin D?






50. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?